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International Bibliography on Alternatives to Imprisonment, 1980-1989 (From Research Workshop on Alternatives to Imprisonment, Volume II, P 31-507, 1990 -- See NCJ-134896)

NCJ Number
134904
Date Published
1990
Length
476 pages
Annotation
This bibliography lists 3,599 citations regarding alternatives to institutionalization at the pretrial, trial, and post-trial stages of criminal proceedings.
Abstract
The documents were published between 1980 and 1989. English language titles are given for the foreign citations, and the country discussed and country in which the publication originated are listed. The topics include sentencing, alternatives to imprisonment, implementation methods, eligibility, rationale, evaluation, attitudes of various groups involved, and training. The alternative sanctions include probation, community service orders, fines, house arrest, electronic monitoring of offenders, restitution, reparation, and victim compensation. Index